Duffy · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Duffy

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a dominant 62.8% of families in Duffy. This is a family-focused area where homes are generally larger than the national figure. Fewer people live alone here compared to most other parts of the country.

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Where Duffy sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Duffy — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Duffy2.7
2611 crosses ACT/NSW 2.6
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Duffy holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 20.4% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -3.1%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Duffy, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, while 24.9% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure.

11.5% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Duffy, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80048/duffy/topic/family-households